Wind storm and storm surge mitigation 1st Edition by Nassim Uddin ISBN 078441081X 9780784410813

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ISBN 10: 078441081X

ISBN 13: 9780784410813 

Author:  Nassim Uddin

This monograph contains 13 technical papers presented at the First International Workshop on Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation Construction: Issues of Storm, Shelter, and Safety, held in Bangladesh in 2005. The papers by U.S. and Bangladeshi scientists and engineers explore the long-term issues of wind storm, storm surge, and public safety in the Bay of Bengal region.

Topics include: wind storm, hurricane, and tsunami characterization; effect on habitat and infrastructure; disaster reduction strategy (affordable shelters construction); risk and loss estimation; socioeconomic aspects of population dynamics; and public health and safety issues.

Table of contents:

Introduction: Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation
Chapter 1: Wind Storm Types Affecting Bangladesh
Chapter 2: Experimental Storm Surge Forecasting in the Bay of Bengal
Chapter 3: Wind Effects on Cyclone Shelters in the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh
Chapter 4: 3D Effects on the Seismic Response of Dam-Reservoir Systems
Chapter 5: Coastal Land Loss: Hurricanes and New Orleans—A Prelude to Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 6: Risk-Based Approach to Shelter Planning for Coastal Area Exposed to Storm Surge
Chapter 7: Shelters—More Than a Safe Haven
Chapter 8: Design Criteria for Shelters in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Under Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter Program
Chapter 9: Wind Field Statistics: Literature Review and Research Needs
Chapter 10: Initial Assessment of the New Orleans’ Flooding Event During the Passage of Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 11: Improvements in Flood Fatality Estimation Techniques Based on Flood Depths
Chapter 12: Socio-Economic Effects of Tsunami on Bangladesh
Chapter 13: Twenty-Five Years of Caribbean Hurricane Disaster Mitigation

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